Bounty Killer
In a ruined corporate future, celebrity bounty hunters turn the extermination of corrupt executives into a flamboyant blood sport.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- gonzo
- cult movie night
- action marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film cheerfully entertaining as trashy genre fun, while considering it derivative, silly, and uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Council of Nine issues death warrants for white collar criminals after corporations destroy the old world.
The bounty killers compete for body counts and fame in a boldly stylized post-apocalyptic world.
The story unfolds after the corporate wars in a ruined society featuring desert towns and competing bounty hunters.
Bounty killers avenge corporate destruction while competing for fame, body count, and cash.
Films like Bounty Killer, and why
Doomsday
post-apocalyptic action, stylized violence, and irreverent exploitation tone
Turbo Kid
dystopian world-building, gonzo action, and darkly comic genre spectacle
Six-String Samurai
post-apocalyptic bounty hunting, pulpy futurism, and campy violence
The Running Man
comic-book dystopia, exaggerated action, and satirical corporate power themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Henry Saine
- Release Date
- 2013-09-05
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (229)
Cast
- Christian Pitre
- Matthew Marsden
- Kristanna Loken
- Barak Hardley
- Abraham Benrubi
- Eve
- Beverly D'Angelo
- Kevin McNally
- Gary Busey
- Alexa PenaVega
Common questions
- What is Bounty Killer about?
- In a ruined corporate future, celebrity bounty hunters turn the extermination of corrupt executives into a flamboyant blood sport.
- What is Bounty Killer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bounty Killer as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bounty Killer violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bounty Killer as graphic.
- What did critics think of Bounty Killer?
- Critics broadly found the film cheerfully entertaining as trashy genre fun, while considering it derivative, silly, and uneven.
- Which films are like Bounty Killer?
- Films with a similar feel include Doomsday, Turbo Kid, Six-String Samurai, and The Running Man.
- How long is Bounty Killer?
- Bounty Killer runs 93 minutes.
